Royce, Gertrude (carlson)

August 26, 2006

ROYCE, Gertrude (Carlson)

Gertrude (Carlson) Royce, 87, of Beverly Hills, FL, formerly of Manchester and Glastonbury, widow of Rowland H. Royce, died Monday (August 21, 2006) at home. Born January 30, 1919 in Hartford, daughter of the late John and Selma Carlson she had lived in Manchester for 28 years and Glastonbury five years moving to Florida in 1984. She had worked for Savings Bank of Manchester for ten years and retired from the Travelers. She was a graduate of Bulkeley High School in 1937, was a den mother when her sons were growing up, and a member of the Eastern Star Temple #53 in Manchester. She is survived by her two sons, Kenneth A. Royce and James R. Royce both of Beverly Hills, FL; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be Monday Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. in the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Citrus County Hospice, P.O. Box 64270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464.